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05 May

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)

Spanish title: Aventuras del Capitan KidStars: Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford, George WallaceDirected by: Derwin Abbe, Charles S. GouldDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The king of the pirates! 15 sensational episodes!"
The age of the serials was well and truly over by the time this pedestrian matinee ‘thriller’ series hit the screens, and it has all the hallmarks [...]

01 May

Underwater! (1955)

Spanish title: La Sirena Del CaribeStars: Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Richard EganDirected by: John SturgesDistributor: RKO Radio Pictures
"Between thousands of pirates and killer sharks, she looks for of a
lost treasure – the most fabulous adventure under the sea!"
Jane Russell was said to have been ‘two of the biggest stars in show business’, and as a [...]

22 Apr

Honeymoon of Terror (1961)

Spanish title: El Satiro de la Playa (The Satyr of the Beach)Stars: Dwan (or is it Dawn?) Marlow, Anton van Stralen, Doug LeithDirected by: Bethel BuckalewDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"Hours of ecstasy…! And hours of terror that you’ll never forget…!"
Bethel Buckalew (AKA Peter Porter, AKA Peter Perry, AKA A.P. Stootsberry, AKA Seymour Tuchus) made a lot of [...]

14 Apr

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Spanish title: La Laguna AzulStars: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William DanielsDirected by: Randal KleiserDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The sensational story of a natural romance."
We really don’t have much to add here. It’s a cheap, cheesy lobby card that illustrates perfectly what was lost when the distributors switched from original art to photo art.
In [...]

02 Apr

Big Jim McLain (1952)

Spanish title: Intriga de Honolulu (Intrigue in Honolulu)Stars: John Wayne, Nancy Olso, James ArnessDirected by: Edward LudwigDistributor: Warner Bros
"He traveled 6000 miles on a secret mission to squash a group of assassins who threatened the world!"
In general, I’m not a fan of the cut’n’paste lobby cards, at least not as much as those with original [...]

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